Can you trample over planeswalkers?

Only creatures can block, and Planeswalkers aren't creatures. When you attack, you choose to attack you attack either your opponent or a planeswalker they control. There is no way for a creature to trample from a Planeswalker to the defending player, or vice versa.

Does trample work on a planeswalker?

If a creature has protection from an attacking trample creature, then the trample creature won't be able to destroy it or deal excess damage to the player or planeswalker. You still need to assign damage to the creature equal to its toughness before assigning the excess to the player or planeswalker.

What does trample over planeswalkers mean?

Trample over planeswalkers means that when Thrasta, Tempest's Roar deals combat damage to a planeswalker it's attacking, it can assign any amount of excess damage to that planeswalker's controller. Excess damage to a planeswalker is damage greater than the number of loyalty counters that planeswalker has.

What is the trample rule?

MTG Trample Rules

“Trample”. Trample means that if your creature with trample has power greater than the toughness of the creature that's blocking it, the excess power is dealt as damage to the defending player. Trample is an evergreen keyword, so you can expect it to appear in every set.

What are the rules for attacking a planeswalker?

A planeswalker can be attacked, like a player, or be damaged by an opponent's spell or ability. Any damage dealt to planeswalkers removes that many loyalty counters and a planeswalker with no loyalty counters is put into the graveyard. Changing the card type to another will remove this vulnerability.

What IS Trample?

What kills a planeswalker?

Does hitting a planeswalker count as combat damage?

No. Planeswalkers are not players, so effects that trigger on combat damage to a player will not trigger on combat damage to a planeswalker.

Does trample only apply to combat damage?

Comprehensive Rules

702.19a Trample is a static ability that modifies the rules for assigning an attacking creature's combat damage. The ability has no effect when a creature with trample is blocking or is dealing noncombat damage.

Does trample only work when attacking?

Trample doesn't just apply to defending players – it applies to Planeswalkers, too! If you attack a Planeswalker with a creature with trample and your opponent's creatures cannot block all the damage, the Planeswalker will take the remainder.

Does Deathtouch stop trample?

Unless the creature with deathtouch has first strike, deathtouch does nothing to stop a creature from trampling over to the defending player. The creature with trample will assign leathal damage to the creature with deathtouch and any more damage can be assigned to the defending player.

Can attacks at planeswalkers be blocked?

Thanks for the A2A. No, Planeswalkers, can only be attacked, like you. An attacking player can choose creatures to attack both you and your planeswalkers. You use creatures to block damage, preventing it from being dealt to your planeswalkers.

Can planeswalkers be killed?

Brad Ames. Planeswalkers are NOT creatures, therefore, anything that targets a creature cannot target a Planeswalker. Cards that counter spells (like Coutnerspell) can target a Planeswalker when it's cast.

Can you fireball a planeswalker?

You can't target the planeswalker itself, since Fireball targets a creature or player and a planeswalker is neither.

Can you shock planeswalkers?

Shock is a very solid card—but it's not the best at dealing with planeswalkers. You can sometimes double up on Shock to do the trick if you draw two, but even then you're two-for-one-ing yourself, and many times your opponent will have more than 4 loyalty on their planeswalker.

Does hitting a planeswalker count as hitting a player?

Combat damage that is dealt to a planeswalker will not trigger any of the Swords that look for damage to a player. Similarly, noncombat damage that is redirected to a planeswalker is not damaging a player and won't cause Bloodthirst to “turn on.”

When attacking can you target a planeswalker?

Attacking with creatures: A player can choose to attack a Planeswalker with their creatures instead of attacking another player.

Do planeswalkers have summoning sickness?

You may activate a planeswalker's loyalty abilities on the same turn you play it. For instance, you can play Liliana of the Veil and immediately use the "-2: Target player sacrifices a creature" ability. Do planeswalkers have summoning sickness? No.

How does deathtouch work with trample?

Deathtouch means that any damage dealt by the source is considered lethal damage to a creature. Trample just checks that you assigned lethal damage to the blocker(s) before you assign any to the defending player or planeswalker.

Does double strike trample over?

Does Extra Damage Carry Over to a Player? No, double strike lets your creature deal damage as if it had first strike and then again in the regular damage step. If said creature deals extra damage, then that damage just vanishes.

Do shield counters stop trample?

How Do Shield Counters Work Against Trample? Shield counters provide no extra protection against trample. The trampler still has to assign lethal damage to all blockers before assigning damage to the defending player, but this isn't affected by shield counters in any way.

Does prevent damage stop trample?

Prevention effects can only prevent the trample damage that is assigned to a creature.

Does 0 damage count as combat damage?

Does 0 Count as Combat Damage? A creature with 0 or negative power deals no damage during the damage step. If you put Curiosity on your 0-power creature, for example, you won't draw any cards in combat whether the creature goes unblocked or not.

What if a planeswalker is indestructible?

Planeswalkers with indestructible will still have loyalty counters removed from them as they are dealt damage. If a planeswalker with indestructible has no loyalty counters, it will still be put into its owner's graveyard, as the rule that does this doesn't destroy the planeswalker.

Can you direct damage a planeswalker?

The Planeswalker redirection rule was implemented in Lorwyn with the introduction of the first Planeswalker cards. The rule states that you cannot directly target a Planeswalker with damage dealing spells—instead, you must target a player and then redirect the damage from that player to a Planeswalker they control.

Can lava spike hit a planeswalker?

Lava Spike deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. Flavor Text: It's not the most subtle incantation, but it gets the point across.